E3 2014

You read that correctly. Grim Fandango, one of the very best adventure games ever made, is being remastered for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. That's it. We can stop now. E3 is as good as over.

You wanted zombies, so Sony have announced zombies. At their E3 conference this evening, they announced Dead Island 2. It's set in a colourful Californian town with gorgeous beaches.

The Sack world has always been a nice place to visit, but it’s going to get that much better. At Sony’s E3 conference today, Media Molecule took to the stage to announce LittleBigPlanet 3. Not to rest on their laurels, they’ve added a bunch of new features to keep you coming back. Of course, the visuals are absolutely beautiful. The materials look more lifelike than ever, taking advantage of the PlayStation 4’s better visuals. That’s not nearly the biggest thing…

Capcom announced via its Unity blog that 15 classic titles will be available on Wii U and 3DS on Nintendo’s North America and Europe Virtual console before the year ends. Some of the most exciting (and rarer) Capcom games are Mega Man X3, Demon’s Crest, Breath of Fire, and Mega Man 7. A full list of the games coming to the Virtual Console service is listed below.

In the final moments of Ubisofts E3 Conference, The surprise game was not Beyond Good and Evil 2, as everyone suspected, but a new iteration of the Rainbow Six Series. Finally coming out of the Shadows (literally and figuratively), after Rainbow Six: Patriots was announced, Went Dark in the midst of development, and eventually had to be "Remade" (according to Ubisoft), Rainbow Six: Siege closed out the show in a hail of gun blazing and bullet holes.

The Crew is a new game from Ubisoft, due to release on the 11th of November. The Crew features an open world based on the United States of America, from coast to coast. You can customize your vehicle to the terrain you will be driving.

Announced back in September of last year, Valiant Hearts: The Great War follows the story of four soldiers whose interactions with a German soldier will help him find love. During each character’s story, a military canine travels with them. I’m not sure what role the dog will play, but his cuteness is already pulling at my heart strings.

To this day, Star Wars: Battlefront 2 is still one of my favorite games based in that galaxy far, far away. Just the idea of jumping into the Midst of the battle of Hoth or swinging a light-saber at my enemies in the lava-laden depths of Mustafar was the sort of thrilling experience I knew, being the huge fan that I am, that I could seriously keep coming back to over and over again. So when Lucasarts in its original form was swallowed by Disney, taking Battlefront III (as well as a number of other promising Star Wars games), to the graveyard with it, I was ...

Ubisoft is traditionally the least interesting of the four day one conferences, although this year they seem to have turned things around, focusing less on extended musical interludes and more on actual game footage. It could have used about 120% more James Cameron, but other than that, what did our editors think of Ubi's showing?

Ubisoft launched Assassins Creed to much fanfare and hype, and it was generally received very well. It was different, innovative, and had an intriguing storyline. As the franchise progressed, the games began to roll out steadily; of all that stayed the same, only one good thing could be found throughout: the story.